A review by staceyhust88
Escape from Eden by Elisa Nader

4.0

I have seen some others describe this as a dystopian setting. It is not. It is a religious cult community set in the jungles of South America. It does seem to be in a more technological advanced future but from the descriptions of the outside world that we get from certain characters it doesnt appear that the world is falling apart. To best compare it to something would be to say it is like the Jonestown cult that would end up shocking the world in 1978 when their leader Jim Jones led his followers to death.



This is a really intense subject to write about and it is my opinion that the author did it well. Not only did the author keep me interested because of the details of the characters world but also kept me dying to know what would happen to the characters themselves.



The author gives us a harsh view of the realities inside a cult. Something some of us can't even imagine being real even though it is happening all around us in places we dont even know exist.



The only issue I have is with the main character Mia who so easily has broken from the cult mentality, I really expected more questioning on her part about who to trust and what was right. Other than that this was a fast paced, suspenseful read. I highly recommend reading it.